Recaps

Vic helped rescue Ace, fought Akainu and the Blackbeard Pirates, and left Marineford after Whitebeard’s death. He then arranged Luffy’s two-year training, trained Ace himself, and encountered Redfield in the New World.

• Luffy and the Impel Down escapees joined the Battle of Marineford, where Vic intervened against threats to Luffy and helped Whitebeard stop Squard from betraying him.
• Vic agreed to Whitebeard’s request to save Ace and protect his sons, while Whitebeard split Marineford open to create a route into the plaza.
• Luffy reached the execution platform with Vic’s help, and Mr. 3 freed Ace after Sengoku’s attack toppled the platform.
• Ace and Luffy fought their way toward escape, but Akainu attacked them and Vic rescued Ace before challenging Akainu himself.
• Vic fought Akainu and the Admirals as Whitebeard held off the Marines, then returned to confront Blackbeard after the latter attacked Whitebeard.
• Whitebeard died after declaring that the One Piece was real, and Vic defeated Blackbeard’s crew before Shanks arrived to end the battle.
• Vic arranged for Luffy to train with Rayleigh for two years, while Ace agreed to train with Vic and eventually lead Whitebeard’s remaining crew.
• Vic took Ace to the New World, trained him to develop his flames and Haki, and met Redfield, who tested Vic’s strength and failed to read his memories.

Vic built his crew’s strength, forged ties with Aokiji and the Revolutionary Army, and helped establish the Thunder God Pirates’ presence on Fish-Man Island. When Blackbeard attacked the Whitebeard Pirates and captured Marco and the others, Catarina warned him that Vic had arrived.

• Vic accepted Pizarro into the Thunder God Pirates, then defeated Bullet in a duel and arranged for him to train Ace for two years.
• Vic declared that the crew would avoid the Four Emperors’ schemes, raised its flag over Fish-Man Island, and began a relationship with Rebecca.
• Vic discovered Titan Island’s rare metals and forged two Supreme Great Grade Swords, then told Rebecca about Gion and their twins.
• Vic altered Akainu’s memories to turn him against the World Government, reunited with Gion and their children, and later took Olvia to see Robin.
• Vic encouraged Robin and Olvia to pursue the truth of the Void Century, then left Olvia in Loguetown and showed Kozaburo his forged swords.
• Vic met Aokiji after he left the Marines and challenged his ideas about justice, the Celestial Dragons, and the World Government.
• Vic returned to Titan Island, trained Ace, and led the Thunder God Pirates into the New World to recruit fighters and help Marco against Blackbeard.
• Blackbeard attacked the Whitebeard Pirates, defeated and captured Marco and the other survivors, then ordered his crew to flee when Catarina warned that Vic had arrived.

Vic saved Whitebeard’s remnants and inherited their territory, becoming a Four Emperor while the Straw Hat Pirates resumed their journey. He helped Sabo and the Revolutionary Army, guided Smoker and Aokiji, and finally called time on Ace’s training against Bullet.

• Vic rescued the wounded Whitebeard Pirates, persuaded Marco to let go of their territory for now, and refused to take it for himself.
• After Shanks advised Marco to trust Vic, Marco gave Vic Whitebeard’s territory, and Vic’s crew set out as their bounties rose.
• Vic visited Chopper in the Bird Kingdom, taught him about the human body, and learned that Marco had placed Whitebeard’s territory under the Thunder God Pirates’ flag.
• The World Government named Vic a Four Emperor, prompting reactions from the other Emperors and the Marines as Vic finished his medical studies and toured his new territory.
• Vic restored Sabo’s memories and helped Revolutionary Army soldiers awaken Haki, but declined Dragon’s offer to lead the army.
• At Sabaody, Vic watched the Straw Hat Pirates reunite and depart for Fish-Man Island, then they faced Hody Jones’s coup and continued on to Punk Hazard.
• Vic helped Aokiji stop Doflamingo from killing Smoker, healed Smoker, and urged him to seek training from Garp.
• Vic regrew Aokiji’s missing leg and hinted that strength could go beyond Devil Fruit Awakening, then sent him toward Dressrosa to aid the Straw Hats if needed.
• Vic reached Titan Island, where Ace and Bullet were still fighting, and told Ace their two years were over and he should go out to sea.

Vic intervened in Dressrosa, where Luffy defeated Doflamingo and Aokiji chose to join the Straw Hat Pirates. While Vic trained his crew and watched events unfold, Luffy rescued Sanji, gained a massive bounty, and was captured in Wano as the alliance prepared to attack Onigashima.

• Vic warned Ace about Blackbeard, revived Jozu, and offered Ace Whitebeard’s former territory, but Ace refused and left to reunite with Marco’s crew.
• Vic accepted Bullet into his crew and went to Dressrosa, where he and Aokiji watched the colosseum tournament as Luffy, Sabo, Blackbeard, and other fighters pursued the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• After Sugar’s defeat exposed Dressrosa’s secrets and Doflamingo trapped the island in the Birdcage, Vic confronted Blackbeard, killed Burgess, and drove Blackbeard and Van Augur away.
• Luffy defeated Doflamingo and ended the Birdcage, then escaped Dressrosa with help from its people and the colosseum fighters while Aokiji decided to join the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Vic obtained a meteorite containing Cast Blue Gold for Rebecca’s sword, while the Five Elders investigated Vic’s Seraphim and considered how to obtain his Lineage Factor.
• Vic returned to his ship and began illusion training for Rebecca and the others, while Ban gathered intelligence on Whole Cake Island and Mary Geoise.
• Luffy refused to ask Vic for help and went to Whole Cake Island, where he and his allies fought Big Mom’s forces so he could bring Sanji back.
• Luffy defeated Katakuri and escaped with Sanji as Brook copied Big Mom’s Road Poneglyph, then Morgans announced Luffy’s 1.5 billion bounty and called him one of the Five Emperors.
• Luffy reached Wano, where Kaido knocked him out and sent him to Udon Prison, while Vic completed the illusion training and Kin’emon’s allies prepared to attack Onigashima.